Vast swathes of forest and olive groves were burnt and smoke filled the air in Syria's Latakia province. Read more at ...

Syrian authorities said wildfires have turned 100 sq km (40 sq miles) of forest "to ash" in Latakia province, as Jordanian ...

Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometres (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as ...

Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

During Bashar al-Assad's rule, members of Syria's many religious and ethnic minority communities believed the state protected ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian firefighters in the western coastal province of Latakia are facing significant challenges in ...

Swathes of forested area and farmland have burnt, some villages evacuated as fires raged, including near the Turkish border.

In implementation of Royal directives, Jordan joined efforts on Sunday to extinguish wildfires that broke out in several ...

Turkiye also sent two firefighting aircraft on Saturday to help neighbouring Syria battle wildfires in its northwest Latakia ...

The interior of Mar Elias Church in Dweila, a poor Christian neighbourhood of Damascus, lies in ruins. Religious icons have been knocked to the ground, a mix of blood and ash covers the floor, and ...

United States President Donald Trump has lifted long-standing sanctions on Syria, while Israel expressed "interest" in peace ...

Authorities blamed the Islamic State for a suicide bombing at a church outside Damascus, citing preliminary investigations. At least 25 people died, officials said.